.::A Month of Christmas::.



      So December has come and (almost) gone. I can't believe that 2010 is almost over. It's been a whirlwind of a year. This year brought with it much excitement, and with it, another family to spend Christmas with. Between our immediate family, my (Annie's) parents, the Wright clan, the Haley clan, the boys' dad, and the Punt clan, the boys made out pretty well with 6 "Christmases" between all of our family. Although toys and stuff are nice, my favorite part of Christmas is getting to spend time with family that we hardly ever get to see. Most of my family lives down in the LA area, so getting to see them is a rarity. 



       To top it all off, we took the boys to Knott's Berry Farm for the first time. They LOVED it, and gave me proof that the boys really are the daredevils that I was beginning to suspect they were. They both loved the roller coasters, and went on pretty much all of them. It was great to see them so excited. My niece Haley and Christopher were so proud to be tall enough to go on the 'big kid' roller coasters. They were partners in crime. I can't wait until next year when we go again. It was a blast and Christopher said that it was "the best day of his life." Although I hope that he has many more 'best days' throughout his life. Here is our Christmas week in photos, since a picture is worth a thousand words, and I don't really feel like writing 20 thousand more words. Sorry, folks. I promised no more novels. With that said, here are a few photo highlights of our Christmas week:



Caiden was stacking his presents from
Grandma and Papa Wright like blocks.



Christopher got some cool science stuff from
Auntie Stacey and Uncle Shawn



Eric and I got the boys a Wii for Christmas



...And then we went to Knott's Berry Farm!!



Eric and I were the only ones brave enough to
take a picture with Snoopy.



Haley and Christopher were partners in crime!



Caiden loved the Red Barron airplane ride





You probably can't tell, but Shawn and Haley are in the front row
and Eric and Christopher are in the second row. It was the kids
 first real roller coaster ride



Caiden loved the merry-go-round




 

Took the kids to the Lego Store in downtown Disney.
Christopher was in heaven!








The original Haley Clan: Uncle Ben, Uncle Bill, Aunt Christi,
Uncle Bob, Grandma and My mom.







Got to hang out with my cousin Tommy, my sister Stacey, and

my cousin Billy who lives in New York. We were just missing my

Cousin Alex, who came the next day from Illinois.



What a great week (minus the uninvited and unwelcome guests at the hotel, but that's a different story). It was so much fun getting to spend time with family and letting the kids experience new things. I can't wait for the next adventure together. Our first Christmas as a family, and it couldn't have gone better. We still have our gathering with the Punt clan coming up, so there is still more to celebrate! And if the weekend wasn't good enough, we drove over the grapevine to this beautiful sunset. It was gorgeous. Such a wonderful reminder of God's goodness, beauty and blessings on our lives.